Category: Journal

Now you might think a foggy morning at the beach wouldn’t be that much fun and you might be right. Except that I have an iPhone app called Slow Shutter (meaning the camera takes longer, like 2-4 seconds, to capture an image). I played around with that app this morning, since it was so foggy all I could really see was the beach directly in front of me. I really like how these images turned out. They show the motion of the water: the surf breaking, the water approaching the high tide line, then receding. To see the essence of…

I pulled into the Hunting Island campground and made camp so quickly that it’s only the next morning I realized I didn’t put on the hitch lock, tuck away the electronics, or even fill up the water tank. Why the rush? After two hurricanes along this stretch of coast last fall, I was anxious to see if my favorite tree was still standing. I fairly flew down the beach, straining my eyes against the bright sun, hoping against hope it had withstood the onslaught of both Florence and Michael. Then, suddenly, there it was. The beach was thoroughly chewed up…

For the last five years, I’ve made a concerted effort to take at least one photo a day. Sometimes it’s a silly one that captures the day… Most of the time, though, times I put more effort into it. At the end of the year, I pick the 10 best as an exercise to see how my photography practice has improved year on year. So, without further ado, here’s thumbnails of 2018’s top 10 images. Bonus: You can get full-sized images of them at my smugmug site. Twelve significant photos in one year is a good crop. Ansel Adams

The Alto has been liberated from its backyard spot, the hitch is back on the Subaru, and I woke up this morning to this view… Yes, I’m on the road again. Two and a half months in Gainesville was a wonderful refresher. I caught a few music shows, checked out an arts and crafts fair, borrowed a zillion paper library books, walked all over town, and, most fun of all, hung out with my friends and their friends. More importantly, I had time to think about how I want to go forward, and why, and those were questions I needed…